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Twitter weighs in on religious liberty, National Day of Prayer

Twitter weighs in on religious liberty, National Day of Prayer

The National Day of Prayer has been observed for more than six decades.

Most of the time, it passes by without much of a blip on the social media radar.

This year, though, the Twitterverse exploded.

Why?

Well, today, President Donald Trump signed a controversial religious liberty executive order that eases an IRS rule banning churches and other tax-exempt religious groups from opposing or supporting political candidates.

The bill extends religious exemptions to government employees and members of organizations.

Ralph Reed, chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition, had this to say:

“President Trump's executive order removes a sword of Damocles that has hung over the faith community for decades by administratively repealing the Johnson Amendment and restoring the right to political speech by pastors, churches and ministries,” he said in a statment. “By ending the Obamacare mandates that violate the religious faith of the Little Sisters of the Poor and other faith-based nonprofits, this executive order lifts a cloud of fear over people of faith and ensures they will no longer be subjected to litigation, harassment and persecution simply for expressing their religious beliefs.”

Here’s what Twitter had to say:

Remember on #NationalDayOfPrayer that the "Christian" party is voting to kick poor and sick people to their death. Just like Jesus would do